[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 6]
[Senate]
[Pages 8448-8449]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




SENATE RESOLUTION 191--RELATIVE TO THE DEATH OF JOSEPH ROBINETTE BIDEN, 
                                  III

  Mr. CARPER (for himself, Mr. Coons, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Reid, Mr. 
Alexander, Ms. Ayotte, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Bennet, Mr. 
Blumenthal, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Booker, Mr. Boozman, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Brown, 
Mr. Burr, Ms. Cantwell, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Casey, Mr. 
Cassidy, Mr. Coats, Mr. Cochran, Ms. Collins, Mr. Corker, Mr. Cornyn, 
Mr. Cotton, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Daines, Mr. Donnelly, Mr. Durbin, 
Mr. Enzi, Mrs. Ernst, Mrs. Feinstein, Mrs. Fischer, Mr. Flake, Mr. 
Franken, Mr. Gardner, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Graham, Mr. Grassley, Mr. 
Hatch, Mr. Heinrich, Ms. Heitkamp, Mr. Heller, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Hoeven, 
Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Kaine, Mr. King, Mr. Kirk, 
Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Lankford, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Lee, Mr. Manchin, Mr. 
Markey, Mr. McCain, Mrs. McCaskill, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Merkley, Ms. 
Mikulski, Mr. Moran, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Murphy, Mrs. Murray, Mr. 
Nelson, Mr. Paul, Mr. Perdue, Mr. Peters, Mr. Portman, Mr. Reed, Mr. 
Risch, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Rounds, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Sasse, Mr. 
Schatz, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Scott, Mr. Sessions, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Shelby, 
Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. Tester, Mr. Thune, Mr. Tillis, Mr. 
Toomey, Mr. Udall, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Warner, Ms. Warren, Mr. Whitehouse, 
Mr. Wicker, and Mr. Wyden) submitted the following resolution; which 
was considered and agreed to:

                              S. Res. 191

       Whereas Joseph Robinette ``Beau'' Biden, III, born in 
     Wilmington, Delaware and a graduate of the University of 
     Pennsylvania and Syracuse University law school, served

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     our country as an attorney in the Department of Justice for 
     seven years, including assisting the nation of Kosovo in 
     rebuilding their criminal justice system;
       Whereas Beau Biden served his beloved State of Delaware for 
     eight years as Attorney General;
       Whereas Beau Biden joined the Army in 2003 at the age of 
     34, rose to the rank of major in the Delaware Army National 
     Guard's Judge Advocate General Corps, deployed to Iraq in 
     2008 and received the Bronze Star for his service;
       Whereas Beau Biden leaves behind a beloved wife, Hallie, 
     and two children, Natalie and Hunter; and
       Whereas Beau Biden was the eldest son of the former Senator 
     from Delaware and current Vice President of the United States 
     and President of the United States Senate, Joseph Robinette 
     Biden, Jr.: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate has heard with profound sorrow 
     and deep regret the announcement of the untimely death of 
     Joseph Robinette Biden, III.
       Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate communicate this 
     resolution to the House of Representatives and transmit an 
     enrolled copy thereof to the family of the Vice President of 
     the United States.

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